The fourth annual edition of the BP Energy Outlook 2035 includes the
oil companys view of the most likely developments in
global energy markets further 2035, based on up-to-date
analysis.

The outlook reveals that global energy consumption is
expected to rise by 41% from 2012 to 2035―compared to
55% over the past 23 years (52% over the past 20 years) and
30% over the past 10 years.

Also, 95% of that demand growth is expected to come from the
emerging economies. Energy use in the advanced economies of
North America, Europe and Asia as a group is
expected to grow very slowly and to decline in the later
years of the forecast period.

Shares of the major fossil fuels are converging with oil,
natural gas and coal; each is expected to make up around 27%
of the total energy mix by 2035. The remaining shares will
come from nuclear, hydroelectricity and renewables. Among the
fossil fuels, natural gas is growing fastest hydrocarbon; it
is increasingly being used as a cleaner alternative to coal
for power generation as well as in other sectors.

Bob Dudley, BP CEO, said the outlook
highlights the power of competition and market forces
in unlocking technology and innovation to meet
the worlds energy needs. These factors make us
optimistic for the worlds energy future.

Dudley added, The outlook leads us to three big
questions: Is there enough energy to meet growing demand? Can
we meet demand reliably? And what are the consequences of
meeting demand? In other words, is the supply sufficient,
secure and sustainable?

On the first question, our answer is a resounding
yes. The growth rate for global demand is slower
than what we have seen in previous decades, largely as a
result of increasing energy efficiency. Trends in global technology, investment and policy leave us confident that
production will be able to keep pace. New energy forms such
as shale gas, tight oil and renewables will account for a
significant share of the growth in global supply.

On the question of security, the outlook offers a mixed,
though broadly positive, view. Among todays energy
importers, the US is on a path to achieve energy
self-sufficiency, while import dependence in Europe, China and India will increase. Asia is
expected to become the dominant energy importing
region.

Dudley noted, This need not be a cause for concern if
the market is allowed to do its work, with new supply chains
opening up to these big consuming regions.

On the question of sustainability, global carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions are projected to rise by 29%, with all
of the growth coming from the emerging economies. The outlook
notes some positive signs:

CO2 emissions are expected to increase slowly as
natural gas and renewables gain market share from coal and
oil

CO2 emissions are expected to
decline in Europe and the US. By the end of
the forecast period, BP expects many advanced countries
will experience economic growth while decreasing their
energy use.

This process shows the power of economic forces and
competition," said BP chief economist Christof Rühl.
"Put simply, people are finding ways to use energy more
efficiently because it saves them money. This is also good
for the environment― the less energy
we use the less carbon we emit. For example, CO2
emissions in the US are back at
1990s levels."

The 2014 outlook also examines transportation more closely
and takes an in-depth look at the North American natural gas
revolution.

Primary energy

The outlook shows global energy demand continuing to increase
at an average of 1.5%/yr to 2035. Growth is expected to
moderate, climbing at an average of 2%/yr to 2020 and then by
only 1.2%/yr to 2035.

About 95% of this growth is expected to come from
non-Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(non-OECD) economies, with China and India will account for
more than half of the increase. By 2035, energy use in the
non-OECD nations is expected to be 69% higher than in
2012.

In contrast, energy demand by OECD nations will have grown by
only 5%, and it will actually decline after 2030, even with
continued economic growth.

While the fuel mix is evolving, fossil fuel consumption will
continue to be the primary sources. Oil, natural gas, and
coal are expected to converge on market shares of around
26%-27% each by 2035, and non-fossil fuels (nuclear, hydro
and renewables) on a share of around 5%-7% each.

Oil

Oil is expected to have slowest growth trend of the major
fuels to 2035, with demand growing at an average of just
0.8%/yr. Nonetheless, the demand for oil and other liquid
fuels will be 19 million bpd higher in 2035 than 2012. All of
the net oil demand growth is expected to come from outside
the OECD nations. Oil demand growth from China, India and the Middle East will
account for almost all of net demand growth.

Growth in the supply of oil and other liquids (including biofuels) to 2035 is expected to
come primarily from the Americas and Middle East.

More than half of the growth will come from non-OPEC sources,
with rising production from US tight oil, Canadian oil sands,
Brazilian deepwater, and biofuels more than offsetting
mature declines elsewhere. Increasing production from new
tight oil resources is expected to result in the US
overtaking Saudi Arabia to become the worlds largest
producer of liquids in 2014. US oil imports are expected to
fall nearly 75% between 2012 and 2035.

OPECs share of the oil market is expected to fall early
in the period, reflecting growing non-OPEC production
together with slowing demand growth due to high prices and
increasingly more-efficient transport technologies. OPEC
market share is expected to rebound after 2020.

Natural gas

Natural gas is expected to be the fastest growing of the
fossil fuels, with demand rising at an average of 1.9%/yr.
Non-OECD countries are expected to generate 78% of demand
growth. Industry and power generation account for the largest
increments of new demand. LNG exports are expected to grow
more than twice as fast as gas consumption, at an average of
3.9%/yr, and accounting for 26% of the growth in global gas
supply to 2035.

Shale gas supplies are expected to meet 46% of the growth in
gas demand and account for 21% of world gas and 68% of US gas
production by 2035. North American shale gas production
growth is expected to slow after 2020 and production from
other regions to increase, but in 2035, North America is
still expected to account for 71% of world shale gas
production.

Coal

After oil, coal is expected to be the slowest growing major
fuel, with demand rising on average 1.1%/yr to 2035. Over the
forecast period, growth flattens to just 0.6%/yr after 2020.
Nearly all (87%) of the net growth in demand to 2035 is
expected to come from just China and India, whose combined
share of global coal consumption will rise from 58% in 2012
to 64% in 2035.

Other

Nuclear energy output is expected to rise to 2035 at around
1.9%/yr. China, India and Russia will together account for
96% of the global growth in nuclear power. In contrast,
nuclear output in the US and EU declines due to expected
plant closures.

Hydroelectric power will experience moderate demand growth of
1.8%/yr to 2035, with nearly half of the growth coming from
China, India and Brazil.

Renewables are expected to continue to be the fastest growing
energy class. The gain in market share is from a small base
as this energy group will rise at an average of 6.4%/yr to
2035. Renewables share of global electricity production
is expected to grow from 5% to 14% by 2035.

While the OECD economies have led in renewables growth,
renewables in the non-OECD are catching up and are expected
to account for 45% of the total by 2035. Including biofuels, renewables are expected
to have a higher share of primary energy than nuclear by
2025.